Edible: Garlic mustard [Alliaria officinalis]

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30		Garlic mustard. Had to clear away the leaves to find it. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Mar 04, 2001
31		Garlic mustard root Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Mar 04, 2001
7		Garlic mustard - young. Source: Central Park, Mar 19, 2000
8		Garlic mustard - young closeup. Source: Central Park, Mar 19, 2000
9		Garlic mustard. Mature (i.e. second year) Source: Central Park, Mar 19, 2000
10		Garlic Mustard. Second year. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Mar 25, 2000
11		Garlic Mustard. First year. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Mar 25, 2000
12		Garlic Mustard. A big one that would have decent roots (which are like horseradish). Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Mar 25, 2000
32		Garlic mustard sprouts Source: Crestwood Riverside, Westchester, Apr 14, 2001
33		Garlic mustard, second year growth. Source: Crestwood Riverside, Westchester, Apr 14, 2001
34		Garlic mustard Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Apr 22, 2001
35		Garlic mustard root. Tastes like horseradish. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Apr 22, 2001
44		Garlic mustard. Source: Central Park, May 08, 2005
45		Garlic mustard. Flower closeup. Flowers have four petals in shape of a cross. Source: Central Park, May 08, 2005
46		A large patch of second year garlic mustard that we passed. Can return for seeds in the summer. Source: Central Park, May 08, 2005
13		Garlic Mustard (second year). Source: Alley Pond Park (Woods), Queens, May 14, 2000
14		Garlic mustard flower Source: Alley Pond Park (Woods), Queens, May 14, 2000
52		Garlic mustard, second year. Patch. At this time the second year leaves are better than the first year. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, May 22, 2011
53		Garlic mustard, second year. Single plant. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, May 22, 2011
54		Garlic mustard, second year. Flower on stem closeup. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, May 22, 2011
55		Garlic mustard, second year. Flower closeup. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, May 22, 2011
56		Garlic mustard, first year. These leaves have become bitter now. Better earlier in the season. In October the root is like horseradish. Too small now. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, May 22, 2011
57		Garlic mustard, second year. Nice patch. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, May 22, 2011
15		Garlic mustard, first year. Starts to get bitter this time of year. Root is like horseradish. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, May 27, 2000
16		Garlic mustard, second year. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, May 27, 2000
17		Garlic mustard. Stems now too tough, but bulbs good. Like garlic. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, May 27, 2000
47		Garlic mustard, second year Source: Central Park, May 30, 2005
48		Garlic mustard, second year. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Jul 01, 2006
49		Violets and garlic mustard, first year. Closeup. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Jul 01, 2006
50		Violets and garlic mustard, first year. Patch. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Jul 01, 2006
51		Garlic mustard, second year. Patch. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Jul 01, 2006
18		Garlic mustard. Out of season, but has been mowed and there is edible new growth. Source: Central Park, Jul 02, 2000
36		Garlic mustard seeds. Source: Forest Park, Queens, Jul 04, 2001
37		Garlic mustard seeds. Source: Forest Park, Queens, Jul 04, 2001
38		Small garlic mustard. Source: Forest Park, Queens, Jul 04, 2001
58		Garlic mustard second year. Source: Forest Park, Queens, Jul 04, 2011
59		Garlic mustard seeds. Don’t have to grind seeds to use. Source: Forest Park, Queens, Jul 04, 2011
60		Garlic mustard first year. Source: Forest Park, Queens, Jul 04, 2011
39		Garlic mustard, 2nd year. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Jul 08, 2001
19		Garlic mustard. Seeds can be harvested now. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Jul 09, 2000
61		Garlic mustard, second year. Seeds are perfect to collect right now. Don’t have to grind seeds to use. Note poison ivy in lower right. Source: Inwood Park, Manhattan, Jul 17, 2011
20		Garlic mustard. Leaves in summer too bitter. Source: Central Park, Jul 29, 2000
21		Garlic mustard root. Is good now. Like horseradish. Source: Central Park, Jul 29, 2000
22		Garlic mustard. 2nd year. Can collect seeds. Put in at end of cooking. Source: Central Park, Jul 29, 2000
40		Garlic mustard. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Jul 29, 2001
41		Garlic mustard seeds. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Jul 29, 2001
42		Garlic mustard. 1st year. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Jul 29, 2001
43		Garlic mustard. 1st year. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Jul 29, 2001
23		Garlic mustard. 1st year. Leaves at this time of year too bitter to eat. Source: Central Park, Aug 20, 2000
24		Garlic mustard root. Like horseradish. Source: Central Park, Aug 20, 2000
25		Garlic mustard 2nd year. Seeds are good. Source: Central Park, Aug 20, 2000
26		Garlic mustard, 2nd year. Seeds are edible. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Sep 02, 2000
27		Garlic mustard, 1st year. Leaves are edible in spring and fall. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Sep 02, 2000
28		Garlic mustard root. Like horsradish. Source: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Sep 02, 2000
1		Garlic Mustard Source: Cunningham Park, Queens, Nov 14, 1999
2		Garlic Mustard Source: Cunningham Park, Queens, Nov 14, 1999
3		Garlic Mustard Source: Cunningham Park, Queens, Nov 14, 1999
4		Garlic Mustard. Well, the seeds were almost all gone, but I found a few. There were some in this picture, but they didn’t come out. On pictures like this the camera has difficulty focusing. Source: Cunningham Park, Queens, Nov 14, 1999
29		Garlic mustard, 1st year. Source: Central Park, Nov 19, 2000
5		Garlic Mustard. Can eat root and small leaves. Source: Central Park, Nov 21, 1999
6		Garlic Mustard Source: Central Park, Nov 21, 1999

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